Daily Archives: September 2, 2017

Hi everyone. As you know I have been cooking a lot with sous vide immersion cooker. Things that were normally harder to cook have all of a sudden become a whole lot easier (this is not a plug for one I swear). One of those things that I have generally had a more challenging time with before was pan searing scallops. They either didn’t sear well or came out over cooked. But, with the sous vide, it was pretty simple to sear and keep them well cooked. I made a lemon glaze to go with it and paired it with sautéed kale and crispy sweet potatoes for a perfectly easy and healthy meal.

Ingredients

large scallops

2 large lemons

Salt and Pepper

Red Chili flakes

2 tbsp butter

1 green onion, separating green and white part

4 tbsp dry wine

1/2 cup orange juice

2 tsp honey

Directions

Heat water bath to 122ºF

Wash and dry scallops

Salt and pepper to taste and place them in the vacuum bag (~1lb/bag)

Place 2 lemon slices in the bag and seal

Place in water bath for 30 minutes

At this time, prepare the sauce by heating butter in a saucepan

Add the chopped white part of the green onion and chili flakes

remove the scallion and in another bowl combine orange juice and juice of a lemon to get 2/3 cup of liquid

When the scallops are done cooking, remove them from the bag and pat dry them

Sear in skillet over high heat with butter residue from sauce

remove the scallops and deglaze with dry wine

Add the orange and lemon juice mixture and zest of 1 lemon

stir in green onion and bring to a boil until glaze like consistency

Add honey if too sour/tart for your liking

Pour the sauce over the scallops and enjoy (or I placed the scallops on top of the sauce)

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